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Meet the Pfizer Board of Directors

Pfizer's Board of Directors, which is elected annually by shareholders, is the ultimate decision-making body of the Company except with respect to those matters reserved to the shareholders. The Board selects the senior management team, which is charged with the conduct of the Company's business. Having selected the senior management team, the Board acts as an advisor and counselor to senior management and ultimately monitors its performance. Currently, the Board has 14 directors, a substantial majority of whom meet all of the independence requirements under the New York Stock Exchange Listing Standards and Pfizer Director Qualifications Standards.

Pfizer Board of Directors Biographies

The Jackson Professor of Clinical Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Chief of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital since 1996. President of the Association of American Physicians in 2006. Member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Director of MicroCHIPS (drug delivery technology) and Advisor to the Chairman of the Board of TIAX (formerly Arthur D. Little). Our Director since December 1, 2006. Member of our Corporate Governance Committee and our Science and Technology Committee.

Distinguished Chair in Biomedical Sciences from 1989 and Regental Professor from 1985 at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1985 and the National Medal of Science in 1988. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Medicine and Foreign Member of the Royal Society (London). Director of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Our Director since 1996. Chair of our Science and Technology Committee and member of our Corporate Governance Committee.

Chairman Emeritus since May 2002, Chairman of the Board from May 1985 to May 2002, Chief Executive Officer from January 1983 to November 2000, and President from December 1979 to June 1999 of Ryder System, Inc., a provider of transportation and logistics services. Director of The Black & Decker Corporation and J. C. Penney Company, Inc. Life Trustee of the University of Miami. Our Director since 1988. Member of our Audit Committee and our Executive Committee.

Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of FMC Corporation, a company that manufactures chemicals, and FMC Technologies Inc., a company that manufactures machinery. Mr. Burt was Chairman of the Board of FMC Corporation from 1991 to December 2001, its Chief Executive Officer from 1991 to August 2001 and a member of its Board of Directors from 1989 to April 2002. Chairman of the Board of FMC Technologies, Inc. from June 2001 to December 2001 and its Chief Executive Officer from June 2001 to August 2001. Life Trustee of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Our Director since June 2000. Member of our Compensation Committee.

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since 1988 of Granite Broadcasting Corporation, a group broadcasting company. On December 11, 2006, Granite Broadcasting Corporation filed for voluntary reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and emerged from its restructuring on June 4, 2007. Director of Avon Products, Inc. Director of the Wallace Foundation. Trustee of Big Brothers/Sisters of New York. Our Director since February 1997. Chair of our Audit Committee.

Chairman of the Amani Group, a government affairs firm, since August 2004. Pastor Emeritus of the Bright Hope Baptist Church in Philadelphia since June 2005. President and Chief Executive Officer of The College Fund/UNCF (Educational Assistance) from September 1991 to June 2004. Mr. Gray served as a Congressman from the Second District of Pennsylvania from 1979 to 1991, and at various times during his tenure, served as Budget Committee Chair and House Majority Whip. Director of Dell Inc., J. P. Morgan Chase & Co., Prudential Financial, Inc. and Visteon Corporation. Our Director since June 2000. Member of our Corporate Governance Committee.

Guest Scholar from 1993 until 2005 at The Brookings Institution, an organization devoted to nonpartisan research, education and publication in economics, government, foreign policy and the social sciences. Commissioner of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights from 1993 to 1998. Served at the White House as Assistant to President George H. W. Bush and as Director of Presidential Personnel from August 1991 to January 1993. Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from 1989 to 1991. Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management from 1985 to 1989. Director of Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited and Prudential Financial, Inc., Fellow, National Academy of Public Administration; Trustee, Annie E. Casey Foundation; Member of the Board of Trustees of the Prudential Foundation. Our Director since 1993 and Lead Director since February 23, 2007. Chair of our Corporate Governance Committee and a member of our Executive Committee.

Chairman Emeritus of J. C. Penney Company, Inc., a major retailer, since 1997. Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of J. C. Penney Company, Inc. from 1983 to 1997. Director of The Williams Companies, Inc. He is also a Director of Deutsche Bank Trust Corporation and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, the non-public wholly owned subsidiaries of Deutsche Bank A.G. Our Director since June 2000. Member of our Audit Committee.

Retired Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., since January 2007. During her 21 year tenure with Goldman Sachs, Mrs. Johnson served in various leadership roles, including Head of the firm's Global Healthcare Business, Head of Global Research and Chair of the Global Markets Institute. Director of American International Group, Inc., Intuit and VISA. Board member of the American Red Cross, Brookings Institution, the Carnegie Institution of Washington and the University of Southern California. Our Director since September 2007. Member of our Audit Committee and our Science and Technology Committee.

Founding Partner, Centerview Partners Management, LLC, a financial advisory firm, since 2006. Vice Chairman, The Procter & Gamble Company, 2005-2006. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Gillette Company, 2001-2005 and President, The Gillette Company, 2003-2005. President and Chief Executive Officer, Nabisco Group Holdings Corporation, January 1998 until it's acquisition by Philip Morris Companies, now Altria, in December 1999. Director of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and MeadWestvaco Corporation. Trustee of Knox College and the University of Chicago, and a member of the Board of Overseers of Weill Cornell Medical College. Our Director since September 2007 and a member of our Compensation Committee.

Our Chairman since December 19, 2006. Our Chief Executive Officer since July 31, 2006. Vice Chairman and General Counsel from March 2005 to July 30, 2006. Executive Vice President and General Counsel from April 2004 to March 2005, and Senior Vice President and General Counsel from January 2002 to April 2004. Prior to joining Pfizer, Mr. Kindler served as Chairman of Boston Market Corporation from 2000 to 2001, and President of Partner Brands during 2001, both companies owned by McDonald’s Corporation. He was Executive Vice President, Corporate Relations and General Counsel of McDonald’s Corporation from 1997 to 2001, and from 1996 to 1997 served as that company’s Senior Vice President and General Counsel. Member of the U.S.-Japan Business Council and the Boards of Trustees of Ronald McDonald House Charities and Tufts University. Our Director since July 2006. Mr. Kindler is Chair of our Board’s Executive Committee and a member of the Pfizer Executive Leadership Team.

Chairman Emeritus of Armstrong Holdings, Inc., a global company that manufactures flooring and ceiling materials, since August 2000. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Armstrong Holdings, Inc. from May 2000 to August 2000, and its President and Chief Executive Officer from September 1993 to May 1994. Chairman of Armstrong World Industries, Inc. from May 1994 to May 2000, its President and Chief Executive Officer from September 1993 to May 2000, and a Director from 1988 to November 2000.. Director of Autoliv, Inc. and The Williams Companies, Inc. He is also a Director of HSBC Finance Co. and HSBC North America Holding Company, the non-public, wholly owned subsidiaries of HSBC LLC. Our Director since June 2000. Member of our Compensation Committee and our Science and Technology Committee.

Chairman of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Corporation since July 1, 2003. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Tenneco, Inc. from 1994 until his retirement in 1999. Chairman of two of the successor companies of the Tenneco conglomerate, Tenneco Automotive Inc. and Pactiv Corporation, global manufacturing companies with operations in automotive parts and packaging, from November 1999 to March 2000. Chairman of the Board of the Ron Brown Award for Corporate Leadership and a Lifetime Trustee of the Association of Graduates, U. S. Military Academy, West Point. Former Chairman of the Business Roundtable and of the National Association of Manufacturers. Our Director since January 1998. Chair of our Compensation Committee and a member of our Science and Technology Committee.

Chairman Emeritus of Pfizer Inc. since July 2001. Chairman of our Board from 1992 to April 2001 and our Chief Executive Officer from February 1991 to December 2000. Director of MetLife, Inc. and Health Management Associates, Inc. Director of the New York University Medical Center and the New York Botanical Garden. Member of the Board of Overseers of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Our Director since 1987 and a member of our Science and Technology Committee.

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